Mop holder



Patented Nov. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE P. RECAN, orOAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AssIeNoR To PARKERIIECAN Coiarol-` RATION, or sANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION on NEVADA MOP HOLDER Applicationfiled July 17,

This invention relates to mops, and more particularly to an improvedtype of mop and holder which is adapted to serve both as a mop and as awringer.

The object of the present invention is to generally improve and simplifyvthe construction andv operation of mop holders; to provide an improvedtype of mop holder of inexpensive construction which employs means bywhich the mop may be tightly twisted or wrung without being actuallyhandled by the user; and, further, to provide a mop holder to which themop may be quickly and readily applied or removed.

The mop holder is shown by Way of illustration in the ,accompanyingdrawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the same, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the mop holder.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A indicates a handle, B amop holdersecured to the lower end of the handle, C a wringer slidably mounted onthe handle, and D a mop carried by the holder B and the wringer C.

The mop holder comprises a flattened metal head 2` which terminates in acylindrical shaped sleeve 8, which is adapted to be slipped over thelower end of the handle and there secured by a pin or rivet such asindicated at 4. Carried by the head member is an elongated loop-shapedmop receiving and securing element which is preferably constructed ofheavy wire such as shown at 5. This mop receiving element is secured tothe head 2 by bending the metal of the head over the wire as indicatedat 6 and there securing it by clinching` or pressing the metal tightlyabout the wire the wire being secured against turning movement about itslongitudinal axis by having an offset formed therein as indi.- cated at7.V One end of the wire is bent to form a loop 8 which carries a catch9. This catch is in the form of a metal sleeve which is slipped over theend of the wire and secured by crimping or clinching action. Theprojecting end of the sleeve indicated at 9 is open topermit insert-ionof a wire arm 10, this arm 1930. Serial No. 468,498.

forming an extension of a loopv indicated at l1.

The wringer indicated at C is identical in construction to the mopholder B, the only difference being that the cylindrical sleeve,- likeextension indicated at 3a is considerably longer than the sleeve 3 andVit is free toslide and turn about the handle A.

Any suitable type of mop cloth may be employed as indicated at D inFig. 1. Mop cloths of this character are. usually provided with loops atopposite ends asindicated at 12 and 14 which areformed by sewing thecloth transversely as indicated by the lines 15.. When a mop .cloth isto be applied, the wire arms 10 are released with relation to thecatches 9 and sprung outwardly as shown in Fig. 2. rIhe loop ends 12 and14 .may thus be slipped over the arms 10 after whichthey are bentinwardly and brought into engagement with the catches 9.v The mop clothmay then be spread out over the arms 10 and the catches 9 so as to liein an evenly distributed position between the loops 7 and 8.

In actual practice7 the wringer member C, to. which the upper end.v ofthe mop cloth is attached is slid downwardly on the. handle so as toassume a position just above the mop holder B.- In this position the mopcloth is doubled up and is in position for use. When it is desired towring the mop cloth' the wringer C is pulled upwardly on the handle asshown in Fig. 1, and either the handle or the sleeve or both may berotated, thus twisting the mop clot-h about the handle and insur- Ingwringing thereof. By merely releasing the wringer C, the mop clothuntwistsand the Y sleeve drops by gravity backto normal operat ingposition. Y

Mops of this character are in continuous use and as such wear out fairlyrapidly. It is accordingly necessary to apply new mop cloths from timeto time. This operation is usually more or less complicated with themajority of mops now in use. With a mop holder such as shown in thepresent instance the operation of either applying or removing the mopcloth is exceedingly simple as it is only necessary to crowd the mopcloth towards the loops 11 and then release the armsv 10 with relationto the catches 9 When both ends of the mop cloth may be readily removed.The operation of applying a new cloth being just the reverse, no troubleor time is lost in either applying or removing the mop cloth.Furthermore accidental release is prevented due to the catches 9employed.

While certain features of the present invention are more or lessspecically described', I Wish it understood that various changes may beresorted to Within the scope of the ap pended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What- I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1s- 1. In a device of the character described a headmember, a Wire rod having aportion extending transversely of the head,said head having a flanged portion bent over the transverse portion ofthe rod and clinched to secure the rod, said rod having a kink formedthereon and engaged by the clinched flange to secure the rod againstturning movement and endwise movement with relation to the head, areturn bend loop Jformed on each end of the rod, a catch member carriedby one loop, and an arm forming an eXtensi on of the other loop, thefree end of said arm being movable 4into and out of engagement With thecatch.

2. In a device of the character described, a head member, a Wire rodextending transversely of the head, said head having a flanged portionbent over the rod and clinched to secure the rod, said rod having a kinkformed thereon and engaged by the clinched flange to secure the rodagainst turning movement and endWise movement with relation to the head,a return bend loop formed on each end of the rod, a short arm forming anextension of one loop, a sleeve secured to said arm, said sleeveprojecting beyond the end of the arm and terminating in a catch member,and a second arm forming an extension of the other loop and having afree end movable into and out of engagement with the catch member.

3. In aldevice of the character described,

a head member, a. rod extending transversely of the head member, oneedge of said head member being bent over said rod to grip the rodthroughout at least one-half of its length,

said rod having'a bent portion engageable,

With the head member to prevent relative turning movement between therod and head member. y

GEORGE P. REGAN.

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